Monrovia – The Press Union of Liberia has expressed shock over the hasty decision of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) to announce the expiration of all FM radio licenses across the country despite ongoing consultation on the approval of the draft FM regulatory policy by stakeholders. Stakeholders in broadcast like the Association of Liberian Community Radios (ALICOR), Nimba Community Radio Association (NICORA), LTA, Press Union of Liberia and Internews herself led discussions on the draft FM Regulations. Inputs from all the forums have been collated by the Internews- Liberia but unfortunately have been disregarded by the LTA. Press Union of Liberia President, Charles B. Coffey, Jr.: “This show is not good for the profile of our country. Please… we have not validated the draft FM Regulation.”Moreover, the Press Union of Liberia is advising the LTA to hold a national validation event for the draft FM Regulation where stakeholders’ inputs will make its way into the draft policy

Source: Front Page Africa December 28, 2019 17:37 UTC